SALISBURY, N.C. — The Catawba College men's basketball team occupies home court against the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m.

Fell by Four
- On Wednesday, Catawba held an early lead but faltered as the game wore on in a 75-71 loss to defending South Atlantic Conference champion Lenoir-Rhyne
- Despite the Bears gaining their seventh straight win, LR was held to its lowest point total and lowest margin of victory in that span
- Ibra Athie led in scoring for the first time this season with 14 points in addition to nabbing a pair of steals
- Senior forwards Jashaun Hawkins and Nick Walker had solid off-the-bench performances, netting 13 and 11 points, respectively
- The Catawba Indians moved to 2-1 against nationally-recognized programs as the Bears were receiving votes in the NABC Top 25 poll

Leading the Way
- Justin Banks is averaging a whopping 16.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game to stand atop the team leaderboard in each category
- The Daniel Duo, made up of Carson Daniel and Chase Daniel, are 1-2 in both assists and steals per game; Carson leads 4.8-4.4 in dimes, while Chase leads 2.4-2.0 in takeaways
- With no field goal attempts minimum, seven players are shooting 50.0% or better while Carson Daniel is the lone Catawba Indian at .500 from three-point land (7-for-14)

First SAC Game at Goodman
- In the Rob Perron era of Catawba hoops, the blue and white have struggled in their first South Atlantic Conference tilt on home court with a 4-7 record
- Secondly, this is the second-latest Catawba has played its second home game in the last eight seasons; last season, the squad beat Young Harris on Nov. 13 â€" over three weeks earlier

All-Time Series
- Lincoln Memorial leads the all-time ledger by a decisive 31-14 margin
- Catawba looks to even the series at Goodman Arena as the Railsplitters currently possess an 11-10 edge
- The blue and white last defeated LMU in the 2024 SAC Tournament, clipping the Splitters 61-60; a home win for Catawba records its first over LMU since Jan. 22, 2022 (91-87)

Scouting the Railsplitters
- LMU has started its season 3-3 including a SAC opener loss to Lenoir-Rhyne, which mirrors Catawba's entry to conference play
- First-year head coach Tony Jasick only has one returner from the 2024-25 team in EJ Smith as the Splitters' major departures feature Wes Enis (South Florida) and Elyjah Freeman (Auburn)
- Five LMU players are averaging double-figure points, led by Smith's 12.7 per game as he is the only Railsplitter to have started all six contests
- Yassin Hussein (12.2 PPG, 6.2 RPG) and Emmanuel James (7.8 PPG, 1.8 BPG) have been key transfer additions to the frontcourt, while guard Jayden Pennamon also packs a punch with team highs in assists (20) and steals (11)

Follow Along
- All South Atlantic Conference games are streamed live on FloCollege
- Live stats will be available on CatawbaAthletics.com